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«b»Name:«tab»NICHOLLS

Initials:«tab»W«/b»

Nationality:«tab»United Kingdom

Rank:«tab»Private

Regiment/Service:«tab»Lincolnshire Regiment

Unit Text:«tab»1st Garrison Bn.

Date of Death:«tab»26/11/1915

Service No:«tab»19767

Casualty Type:«tab»Commonwealth War Dead

Cemetery:«tab»WHITTINGTON (ST. GILES) CHURCHYARD

NICHOLLS W Private 19767. 1st Garrison Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. 26th November 1915

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Historical events

Day of death November 26, 1915

  • The temperature on November 26, 1915 was between -5.1 °C and 2.6 °C and averaged -1.1 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
    • March 26 » The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
    • May 7 » The Republic of China accedes to 13 of the 21 Demands, extending the Empire of Japan's control over Manchuria and the Chinese economy.
    • May 22 » Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, the only volcano besides Mount St. Helens to erupt in the contiguous U.S. during the 20th century.
    • July 16 » Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War.
    • August 6 » World War I: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay.
    • August 29 » US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident.

Day of burial December 1, 1915

  • The temperature on December 1, 1915 was between 4.9 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 7.8 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
    • January 19 » German strategic bombing during World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
    • March 20 » Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
    • May 1 » The RMSLusitania departs from New York City on her 202nd, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives.
    • May 22 » Three trains collide in the Quintinshill rail disaster near Gretna Green, Scotland, killing 227 people and injuring 246.
    • August 4 » World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915.
    • September 30 » World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire.


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